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Posted by Rachel on September 20, 2000 at 19:34:50:

In Reply to: Garage floor coatings.... posted by Shawn Fogg on September 20, 2000 at 11:52:27:


As I mentioned I put down a concrete floor coating in the new garage. I used Rust-Oleum two part epoxy concrete floor coating.

The directions say to wait 30 days from pouring before treating. I waited 35 days.

Directions say to sand/wire brush the concrete. I wire brushed it.

Then acid etch it. I used Behr concrete acid etch. Rinse/scrub. I probably implemented a water shortage in Attleboro from this step.

Wait 24 hours for concrete to dry. I waited about 36 hours.

Power mixed the two parts for 5 minutes per the directions then let it sit for 30 minutes in the 73 degree air as required. During that time I vacuumed the floor.

Put the first coat down and 28 hours later did the second coat after vacuuming the floor again. The second coat was on the 11th.

Let dry for two days before it was walked on and 6 days before a car drove on it.. the book said wait 4 days for cars.

Anyhow at that stage it looked fantastic. If MediaOne ever successfully installs my phone and/or cable modem (its been a month so far) I've got some pictures of it.

No problems with the cars other then the tires were leaving small black marks on the paint where they sat overnight. Not a problem, I was just glad the paint was staying down.

Last night I was putting up lighting and moved my car. I noticed a very tiny puddle on the paint. That gave me an excuse to use my new jack and stands (cool!). Turned out the upper radiator hose was ever so slightly seeping. The clamp just needed to be tightened slightly to fix it. Without the paint I wouldn't have noticed that as the coolant would have soaked into a bare concrete floor.

However, the paint looked a little funny from where the coolant had been sitting on it.

Last night it rained and Melissa pulled her wet car into the garage... of course.

This morning when she went to leave for work the paint pulled up under all four of her tires. All the other wet spots on the floor looked funny.

The front page of the brochure for the paint says in big bold letters...

'Do it once and make it last! Use the only FLOOR COATING that stands up to: Standing Water, Freezing Temperatures, Heavy Traffic & Hot-Tire Pick Up.'

So much for that!

I can imagine how this stuff could possibly last if water on it weakens it. Through the winter this stuff is probably going to be destroyed and my floor is going to look horrible. :(

I'm going to buy rubber mats to go under each tire but I don't have much hope for this helping much.

If you are planning on painting/treating your garage avoid this stuff!

Shawn




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